Thursday, December 11, 2014

Having already produced a fair amount of 3mm sci-fi (at current count, 2 tracked, 3 anti-grav, 2 GEV, 1 wheeled, and 1 mechanized﻿ factions, plus various air support elements), I figured it was time to give them all something to fight over. Below are the first attempts at a number of 3mm sci-fi military cargo trucks. I made the basic body for each and then mated it to wheels, tracks, GEV hoverskirts, and anti-gravity repulsor lifts. I think they turned out fairly decently, and now I need to decide which I'll go on to make printable and upload to Shapeways. I'm thinking I'll probably do three or four different packs grouped by mobility types -- a pack of wheeled and half-tracked, a pack of GEV, and a pack of anti-grav.

I'll probably be making a few smaller vehicles for use as field ambulances and whatnot, too. I'm not sure what else to include, besides maybe a wrecker or recovery vehicle.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Giving in once again to my GADD (Gamer's ADD) disorder, ﻿I spent a few hours this weekend making up a sci-fi homage to the vaunted German 88mm AA/AT gun (known variously as Flak 41, Pak 18, or "Oh, crap! It's a --"). I've always loved the predatory look of the 88, especially when mounted on the cruciform mount rather than a wheeled carriage. To that end, here is a sci-fi version with choice of six different barrels. I don't know what each of them shoots, but I'm sure it's some combination of particles, kinetics, plasmas, rayses, and quantums.

Components overview:

As you can see above, the parts list consists of the six barrels, the fire-direction radar dish, the main body, the ground mount, and three outrigger legs. I thought about making the frag shield a separate piece; might still do that, depending on feedback.

Here is Barrel A:

Here you can see the gunner's control terminal:﻿

Barrel B, because nothing screams "sci-fi" like a ribbed gun tube:﻿

Barrel C; this is one of my favorites, and was heavily inspired by the deck guns seen during the final attack on the first Death Star:

Barrel D; meant to be a plasma-gun-looking-thing, I think it turned out to be less than stellar. For some reason, it just doesn't seem to feel right.﻿

Barrel E:﻿

Barrel F; another favorite of mine, with its large, Barrett M82-inspired muzzle brake:﻿

I'm still pondering what other barrels or accessories I might whip up for this thing. Maybe some kind of microwave weapon or something.﻿